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A spider with claws!
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Cavers in the Pacific Northwest have discovered a type of spider so unusual it belongs to an entirely new lineage. Researchers describing the creature gave it a genus name - Trogloraptor, or "cave robber" - that derives from both its home habitat and its remarkable claws.
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Do monkeys grieve for fallen mates?
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The two marmosets - small, New World monkeys - had been a closely bonded couple for more than three years. Then, one fateful day, the female had a terrible accident. Her partner left two of their infants alone in the tree and jumped down to apparently comfort and mourn her. Humans mourn their dead, of course, and some recent studies have strongly suggested that chimpanzees do as well. This new observation suggests that mourning is more widespread among primates than previously thought.
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A new rock formed out of plastic
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Plastic may be with us a lot longer than we thought! A new type of rock made from plastic, volcanic rock, sand, seashells, and corals has begun forming on the shores of Hawaii. The discovery adds to the debate about whether humanity’s heavy hand in natural processes warrants the formal declaration of a new epoch of Earth history.
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World's oldest pants discovered
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These are the ultimate retro pants—and they are depicted to be 3,000 years old! They were found by archaeologists working at the Yanghai cemetery, in western China.
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Frozen smoke
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Aerogel or "frozen smoke" is the world's lowest density solid. This hologram-like substance is 99% air. It is almost impossible to feel if you hold it in your hand but when you poke it, it feels like Styrofoam.
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